Chris Jans spent his Easter weekend smiling. The reason why occurred days in the past when Wichita State upended Ohio State in the Elite Eight. But every half hour or so, the Shockers associate head coach couldn’t contain his joy. “I just start chuckling,” Jans said. “I don’t know how to put it into words, [...]
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CANCUN, Mexico — Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery walked into his postgame news conference Wednesday and told a joke. There was no look of defeat or despair in his face after his team’s 75-63 loss to Wichita State. The game provided McCaffery with some teachable moments for his younger players, who struggled against the Shockers’ physical [...]
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Iowa had an atrocious shooting night, especially in the second half, in suffering its first loss of the season, 75-63 to Wichita State in the Cancun Challenge championship game. Iowa (5-1) shot just 26.1 percent from the floor but it was much worse in the second half. Iowa hit just 4-of-24 shots and was 1-of-7 [...]
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Expect a very physical game tonight. Wichita State committed 31 fouls last night against DePaul, which had 27. “Wichita State is a Big Ten team physically, and they also play that way,” Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery said. “Very physical team and they fouled so much in the DePaul game. I’ve seen very few teams foul [...]
continue »(At the end of this post, I’ve got video of UNI Coach Ben Jacobson from his postgame press conference. I apologize for the shaky videography in places. I was pinched for time and both wrote and held the camera at the same time.) CEDAR FALLS — The McLeod Center was charged [...]
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